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Inspirational Quotes by Wole Soyinka
- Be yourself. Ultimately just be yourself.
- African film makers are scraping by on a mere pittance.
- For me, justice is the prime condition of humanity.
- Let's say there are prospects for a new Nigeria, but I don't think we have a new Nigeria yet.
- It's the place to begin, always -- to return to home, literally.
- A tiger does not proclaim his tigritude, he pounces
- The writer is the visionary of his people... He anticipates, he warns.
- A human feast is an indifferent morsel to a god.
- There's something about the theater which makes my fingertips tingle.
- The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.
- Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.
- I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.
- Some of us – poets are not exactly poets. We live sometimes – beyond the word.
- The man dies in all those that keep silent.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento